Estate sale find, it’s got years of household either grease or smoke residue, I didn’t d not want to clean, was afraid of damaging gilt. But otherwise pristine, and not overly dirty it’s actually very clean, just needs proper cleaning to bring out luster. Phenomenal find and piece. Cedar lined The ones made for letters and diary repository were made approximately around 1850 the cigar box version approximately 1870. I believe same maker, one was for men one for women. The repository has material inside that’s stamped by maker, where these are cedar lined.